Patents by Inventor Herb Derby

Herb Derby has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Optimizing search query logic to speed retrieval
    Patent number: 8661023
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing a query at a computer system. The method includes building a query tree based on the query and grouping at least some nodes of the query tree into a group of nodes. Grouping is based on an operator node that is a parent of the at least some nodes. The group of nodes retains the functionality of the operator node but the operator node is eliminated by replacing the operator node with the group of nodes in the query tree. The method also includes traversing the query tree to obtain a result list from a search index that is responsive to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Won S. Chun, Herb Derby, Douglas Lee Taylor Rohde, Xiaotong Zhuang, Hermanpreet Singh